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WRL’s Art House Café Film Series: Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023) NR
August 20 @ 2:00 pm
Free
This film series brings art house film flavor to your Tuesdays. Plus, meet new friends, hear from special guests who are film experts, enjoy light refreshments, and have a discussion after the film.
August 20: Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023) NR
Winner of a Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, this documentary showcases poet Nikki Giovanni as she approaches 80. In archival interviews and public performances, she talks about aging, reckoning with racism and sexism, and why Black women are destined to be pioneers in space. Giovanni’s writings are read by Taraji P. Henson. 1hr 41min